NeXGeN Stucco
Calgary’s Stucco Installation and Repair Specialists
Stucco Services
Conventional, Sand Float & Acrylic application.
Stucco Repair
Calgary’s leading stucco repair specialists.
Manufactured Stone
Stone veneer, pillars and repairs.
Fog Coat / Sand Float
Rejuvenate and/or change stucco colour.
Exterior Paint
Paint service on all stucco and brick exteriors.
Calgary Stucco Services
Full Stucco Services
No job is too big or too small for Calgary's stucco installation and repair specialists. By using tried and true traditional stucco techniques with the advantages of modern construction and building systems NeXGeN Stucco achieves a high standard of service for our customers.
Stucco Restoration and Recovery
NeXGeN Stucco offers on site assessments and resolutions of all finished stucco exterior issues, insurance claim reports and personalized consulting. Contact us today for a free estimate,
Additional Services
You can rely on NeXGeN Stucco to help you with many home improvements including European style parging, retaining walls, fences, partitions, outdoor kitchens, manufactured stone, fog coating and paint service on all stucco and brick exteriors... just to name a few.
Imasco Minerals Fog Coating
NexGen Stucco (aka The Fogfather) now offers a breathable bonding cement coating for application over exterior cement stucco, concrete or mask art surfaces. Fog Coating provides a durable, long lasting coating for existing stucco. It is formulated with Portland cement, hydrated lime, special additives and a variety of rich UV fade resistant mineral colour pigments.
When changing the colour of your stucco, Fog Coat has many advantages over painting, the most important being surface breathability. Fog Coat allows you to change the colour of your original stucco while keeping the advantages and appeal of natural stucco intact.
Building Envelopes
Working directly with building envelope engineers Nexgen has developed a bullet proof building envelope system. This system utilizes drainage and sophisticated sealing techniques to solved damaging and costly water leaks from improper stucco installations.
If your windows are leaking during heavy, driving rain your stucco could actually be the culprit. Give us a call our trained professionals are here to help!
No Project Too Big Or Too Small
Next Generation Stucco Inc. (NeXGeN Stucco) is a committed exterior stucco company based in Calgary, Alberta. By using tried and true traditional stucco techniques with the advantages of modern construction and building systems we can achieve a high standard of service for our customers.
For Calgary’s stucco installation and repair specialists, no job is too big or too small! From extensive projects to minor repairs we can provide a multitude of practical options for many exterior issues. NeXGeN Stucco has been proudly serving Calgary and surrounding area since 2007.
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Stucco FAQs
It is very important to install all phases of stucco properly by experienced and trained professionals. NeXGeN Stucco understands how your exterior works and needs to be maintained.
As Calgary’s stucco installation and repair specialists, we are constantly working with new building procedures and contractor guidelines in an effort to give our clients the best possible workmanship and following new innovative and changing building procedures that follow Provincial and Municipal codes.
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Proud member of the Western Stucco Association
What is Stucco?
Traditional stucco combines cement with water and inert materials, such as sand and lime, this is then formed into a plaster to cover surfaces and moldings by trowel. Wooden walls are covered in tar paper and galvanized wire/mesh and then the mixture is applied in coats. Stucco has been around for a long time, the concept of using cement in architecture dates back to ancient times. Stucco as a building material is weather resistant, attractive, and a very strong wall covering.
How long does stucco last?
The lifespan of stucco is hard to describe in years. Homes built in the 1900s still have no problems and have had very little maintenance. With proper installation and application the stucco exterior usually outlasts the house.
Does stucco offer any fire resistance?
Cement in nature does not burn. In a fire, the furniture inside will combust far before the walls start to be affected. With a thick coating of cement protecting the vulnerable and structural parts of a house, its ability to withstand any disaster is far superior than anything else.
How is stucco installed?
The application of a stucco exterior comes in three stages:
- Paper and Wire
- Base Cement Coat
- Finishing Cement Coat
My stucco is cracking and is discoloured, what can I do?
Next Generation Stucco Inc. offers free estimates, call us and we will have a stucco specialist come and give you a evaluation at your home or place of business.
What are the advantages of stucco?
Choosing stucco for you exterior has many great benefits:
- Wide colour range
- Low maintenance
- Weather resistant
- Non-combustible
- Affordable
- Flexible option
- Long lasting
- Curb appeal
- Sound dampening
Why should you repair stucco after a new window installation?
When new windows are installed on a stucco home a few things must be taken into consideration. Firstly, many installers use a process called window inserts. They will tell you they can put the window in flush without damage to your stucco, this is not 100 percent true. They may be able to insert the window without damaging the cement but the install process itself cuts the building envelope seal. Since stucco is porous, water can be absorbed by the cement and enter through this now cut paper. Windows on a stucco home must be sealed properly with blue-skin tar membrane and membrane primer. Secondly, insert windows cannot be properly flashed if the stucco around the window is not repaired. This can also lead to leaks. It is best that window installers work in conjunction with stucco professionals to insure the job is done right.
I got a new roof/shingle installation, do I need to replace the stucco along my roofline?
It is important to consult a stucco professional when a new roof has been installed on a stucco home. Roof flashings and diverter flashings at roof terminations must be tied into your existing stucco. This requires a stucco roofline plasterstop install and repair.
The roof flashing installed by the roofers must be placed underneath the tar paper behind your stucco in order to maintain the integrity of the building envelope. This requires the demolition and stucco repair of about 6-8 inches along your roofline.
Today’s construction standards also call for a plasterstop to be installed along roof flashings, this raises the stucco 2-3 inches away from the roof. This process discourages wicking of moisture and strengthens the termination of the stucco. This also eliminates cracking and crumbling of the stucco along the roofline, which is very common in older stucco homes.
It’s is best that a home owner contacts a stucco professional after a roof has been replaced. This ensures that your building envelope is working properly, and your exterior investment is done correctly.
Woodpeckers have damaged my stucco, can you help?
Exterior insulated finishing system otherwise known as E.I.F.S is a popular cladding system that used to mainly be used in commercial applications. A cladding with a higher r-value is very desirable when it comes to larger buildings and the lightweight foam is excellent for high rise applications where cement stucco is impractical.
In recent years E.I.F.S. use in residential builds has been on the rise. Again, the r-value is desirable to the homeowner and the lightweight application is a plus for the contractor, but there is something else to consider.
Our friend the woodpecker. While beautiful to watch, the woodpecker can be a E.I.F.S. owners worst nightmare. Woodpeckers love foam stucco, they use the hollow sound the foam stucco provides when they are ‘drumming’ which is their way of making themselves known to other birds.
This continuous drumming can easily penetrate the very thin layer of acrylic and basecoat that is applied to the foam sheets underneath. The bird then picks away at the foam and the home owner is left with a sizeable hole and a phone call to their local stucco professional.
In some cases foam architectural details or cornices can become a nesting ground for all sorts of birds. As depicted in one of our case studies.
Next Generation Stucco Inc. has quite a bit of experience with these types of repairs and can recommend the best course of action to solve the problem.
We fix small holes to large nested cornices, and have very effective techniques to stop further damage to affected areas.
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Client Testimonials
“Dave has a great team and does quality work. His pricing is very fair and I would highly recommend Next Generation Stucco to anyone looking to get stucco work done.”
“He offered a candid opinion before coming back and performing a quick definitive test to give us piece of mind on a life changing decision.”
“We had 6 windows and a door frame redone with batten replacement, base stucco, and top coat with proper finish and color matching. All done resulting in a factory appearance.”
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